SB2024101780 - Multiple vulnerabilities in cPanel

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SB2024101780 - Multiple vulnerabilities in cPanel

Published: October 17, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024101780
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Use of cache containing sensitive information (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-524 - Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to caching a valid username is auto-populating in the Username login field in some cases/circumstances. A remote attacker can trick the victim to login into the application and obtain the username from the login page cache.


2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote user to delete another user’s email accounts cache file

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and another user’s email accounts cache file via bin/update_quota_cache.


3) Improper Output Neutralization for Logs (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-117 - Improper Output Neutralization for Logs

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to alter information in the log file.

the vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing certain encodings in the cPanel login_log. A remote attacker can craft the username for a failed login attempt so that it would create a confusing multi-line log entry in the login_log. This entry could make it appear that a user successfully logged into the server even though it was just an entry from a failed login attempt.


4) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path when loading Perl modules. A local user can place a malicious module into a specific location on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References